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STARTING YOUR OWN LOCAL HUMANE EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONOne that will actually make a difference in our next generation ofdecision makers!!By: Randy N. WarnerThe failure of society to fully value and protect ourcompanion animals is its most extreme example of utterand abject failure.We cannot even begin to win the game if only half ourteam plays by the same rules.2

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Meet the Author Page 7Our Mission Page 10Introduction Page 15Must Reads Section Page 29Start from Here Page 68Benefits of Dogs Page 116Humane Ed Materials Page 152Section for Changes Page 1764

The entire contents of this book is simply leading to a one hour programfor 5th thru 12th graders throughout America. Hopefully they canexperience the one hour presentation TWICE between their 5th and 12thgrade years. Although the same, the second would become a reminderof all they learned the first time. After all, they will not likely ever attendany sort of presentation such as this again in their lives.Within the 5

following pages, you will find all that you need in order to start aninformative and successful humane education program for the studentsin grades 5 thru 12 in your community. It's easily customizable. We giveyou all the building blocks and you simply assemble to fit your localneeds. It would be virtually impossible to 'rescue' our way out of themess we've gotten ourselves into!!! Humane Education is the only wayto reduce overpopulation and abuse cases towards animals!!!We wantyou to build a STRONG and MEMORABLE 1 hour presentation.Remember, the hour you spend with these students is likely the ONLYtime they will ever listen to information on these topics.6

MEET THE AUTHOR AND PRESIDENT OF 21st Century Animal Resource &Education ServicesRandy N. Warner 64 of Dolan Springs Arizona is founder and president of21st Century Animal Resource and Education Services.He is an award winning author of research articles regarding efficaciesand methodology of humane education in our schools. He is also theauthor 8 books on humane education that he has donated to over 2,700schools in 14 countries.Randy, a young 64 yr old man, has been an animal lover all his life. Bornand raised in Pleasant Hill, Ohio just north of Dayton. When he decidedto sell his home in Cincinnati in 1985 and move to Los Angeles area, hebegan working as a Dalmatian Rescuer. And, well, true to form, Randydid not do a 'normal' type effort, nor did he have any trouble speakinghis mind to the thousands of people who tried to explain why they ''justhad to'' get rid of their wonderful Dalmatians.Over the next 20 years, Randy would save approx 2,500 Dalmatians fromdog pounds, abusive homes and mostly selfish and uninformedguardians. With Americans demanding that everything be politicallycorrect and to view the world with Rose Colored glasses, Randy is theone who stirs it all up again. He's not one to let you sit in your livingroom and continue to walk around the elephant that is sitting in themiddle of the room. He'll tell you just what needs to be said and thenthrow your rose colored glasses on the floor for the elephant to step onwhile he makes his exit.After attending college for marketing, he ended up re-inventing himself 7

to be able to handle the surprisingly large need for people like himthanks to the Disney movies. He began dog training, doing boarding forfamilies on vacation and even building deluxe dog houses for the BeverlyHills Crowd. Not the upper middle class live he'd been accustomed to,but was more and more of a mission from his heart and this now gavehim extra time to think and observe people and their animals as well asto make a serious effort to work with some of the larger national groups.He would also battle with under funded, overworked local and areagovernments who use so many rescue efforts as a 'source of income' fortheir city or county. After Riverside County authorities unjustly removedRandy's Dalmatians from his home and only returning two of the 17confiscated, Randy was initiated into the life of an activist.Not only did he win the ultimate battle with the county, he was alsofeatured in People Magazine, Los Angeles Times, New York Post andwhen the dust had settled, was bragging about more than 300newspaper, magazine and TV appearances to tell his story.It was so veryclear that regardless of how long I worked on rescue or how many dogs Iinvited into my home, the problems would still be prevalent throughoutour society and something needed to be done to concentrate on thesource of the problems and not just a 'post' or band-aid effect like thenational orgs are so famous for.Randy and those who support 21st Century CARES, firmly believe thathumane education to our young people is vital if we honestly hope tosee some of our efforts resolve in our lifetime. The focus is certainly onthe youth grades 5-12, but when the opportunity arises, we should dowhat ever possible to also show the adults just how easy and inexpensiveit is to do the right thing the first time around and not place so muchfocus on trying to clean up yesterday's mess we made.That is where this book comes into play. I do believe that after readingthis book, the animal protection movement should, or at least couldbegin to make the necessary changes that would bring resolve to somany issues we all care about - beginning with 'open communications'8

regarding issues to protect and save the animals. The egos and politicsamong the larger national animal groups is knee deep on a good day. itcan be much worse when competition and egos surface.Randy simply wants for nothing more in this world than to see theanimals provided with the level of caring and compassion that Godintended them to have.Take a look at some of his media successes to date.http://21stcenturycares.org/history.htm He has performed for twopresidents, sang for Maria Von Trap (Sound of Music)Warner has sat onthe board of directors for Pride of Cincinnati for 2 years, and helped withVelvet Knights, Blue Devils, Santa Clara Vanguard, BlueCoats, all worldclass competitive drum and bugle corps.Warner has founded three previous non profit organizations since 1980-all three animal related.He now devotes his time to helping others form their own humaneeducation organizations as well. Together we can begin teachingtomorrow's decision makers how they can save millions if not billions ofyet to be born puppies and kittens just by being better informed - that isup to you and I.\"At some point in time, we must all make the decision to stop exhaustingour energies and resources that place their focus on only cleaning upyesterday's problems involving today s youth. Through bypassing thelong arm of the law and judicial actions we can decide to implementsolutions that will ultimately provide the youth with activities of ourchoosing. Such Activities will offer guidance through integrity and hardwork through the proven effectiveness of a youth educationorganization.\"Remembering a man saying to me once that, in order to be happy in life,one should find a way to live your life by doing what you loved most atthe age of ten. Here I am. 9

21st Century CARES is dedicated to supporting animal welfare, operatingrescue facilities for domesticated animals, and teaching humaneeducation to all current and future guardians. 21st Century CARES hasimplemented a model program in instructing youth about thehumanitarian treatment of fellow creatures.This program primarily moves to reach all students in grades 5-12, andtargets troubled and at risk teens by introducing students to rescuedcompanion dogs. It delivers a comprehensive and innovative programthat helps them learn empathy, understanding, compassion andresponsibility towards animals and, by extension, other human beings.21st CARES partners with the courts and public school systems to reachout in a creative way to young people who are in need of positive rolemodels and productive ways to channel their energies.The organization also assists animal protection organizations and parentgroups with implementing humane educationThe outrageous amount of unnecessary bloodshed Americans levyagainst millions of healthy happy dogs annually is the Elephant in theroom!!! Clearly, the larger animal protection organizations are not goingto solve this problem - none even have any 'boots on the ground' staffnor volunteers to assist in the education of our current or futureguardians.. By doing nothing to educate the next generation of petowners/guardians, we condemn the millions and billions of pets yet to beborn, to the same unforgiving fate. Very sad for a 'civilized' society.In 2010, adults in this country made decisions that ultimately resulted inthe unnecessary killing of over 8 million healthy companion animals! This10

is based on simple ignorance. Our children could make better decisionsfor the future if only given the proper information on which to base theirdecisions. We must only show them that 21st Century CARES!By expanding the parameters of what people think they know andshowing what many refuse to see, we can see an end to animal abuseand pet overpopulation in our lifetime. It is clear that the problems willnot be solved by the large animal organizations, but, by thinking outsidethe box. We provide the building blocks to implement your own humaneeducation programs & to begin making changes at the local level. Withover 1,000 pages of lesson plans for K-12, troubled and at risk teens,humane religion & research articles, we'll help you keep this idea alive!!!At some point in time, we must all make the decision to stop exhaustingour energies and resources that place their focus on only cleaning upyesterday's messes and to decide we want to see solutions that willprotect the animals yet to be born as well. We must not lose perspectiveof our collective goals. We must expand our horizons to choose thosecampaigns that will help us to accomplish the most and save moreanimals in the long run.The animals who exist today are a very tiny percentage of the animalswho will be abused and ultimately killed in coming years and decades.Paying excessive attention to those who suffer today is condemningmillions more to suffer the same fate - simply born from humanignorance - and yet another blow to the failing animal welfare andanimal rights movement's ultimate goals. We can't begin to win thegame if only part of our team understands the rules. These animals areDYING for humans to learn how to work smarter and not harder!Humane Education is the best...... no, the ONLY means we have ofaccomplishing these goals!Core Beliefs That the problems of abuse, neglect and overpopulation ofcompanion animals are solvable in our lifetimes. That most people willdo the right thing when they are made to understand what the right 11

thing is. That investing in education and awareness is less expensiveand more effective than is intervening continuously to alleviate sufferingcaused by people who don t know any better. That funds and energyspent on education pay tremendous dividends: if you give a person afish, you feed one person once. If you teach a person to fish, you feedmany people over and over again.Objectives1. To combat abuse and neglect of companion animals, whethercaused by deliberate cruelty or ignorance.2. To discourage accidental or recreational breeding of companionanimals and to promote the compassionate sterilization of cats and dogsto reduce their overpopulation.3. To provide humane education programs throughout our nations'schools.4. To deliver train the trainer programs to reach those we cannotreach directly, both in the U.S. and abroad.5. To work especially closely with troubled youth and at-risk teensbecause of the improved self-esteem, leadership ability and non-violentconflict resolution skills that humane education programs instill.6. To encourage the creation of humane education clubs incommunities across the country and around the world.7. To inform all government officials about the direct and indirectadvantages of providing humane education in schools, and supporting itelsewhere.8. To increase public awareness of the gross maltreatment of animalsin this country through media coverage and to inform people of howthey can help put a stop to it.9. To provide guidance, information and materials to anyone who12

wishes to learn how to live with and behave toward companion animals.To help everyone understand the responsibilities associated with havingpets and give them the tools to determine whether they shouldundertake such responsibilities.The ProblemThe three reasons most commonly cited reasons for relinquishing dogsto the pound are: difficulty housebreaking the pet; the pet jumping upon people; the pet not walking nicely on a leash. All three of theseexcuses stem from lack of training. A person who has not been trained totrain a puppy often blames the puppy for its lack of training. Of course, itis the person s lack of training that is the problem. In 1999 adults inthis country made decisions which ultimately resulted in the unnecessarykilling of over 8 million adoptable pets! Our children can do better if onlygiven the proper information. We just need to show them the 21stCentury Cares! .We need to break the chain of ignorance that allows our youth to followthe irresponsible behavior of their parents. Before you get your nextpuppy, go to the local and area dog pounds 2 – 3 times to look. You justmay find the dog of your dreams, dreaming of you!BenefitsOne of the most noticeable results of these programs is the developmentof a more sophisticated and solid moral structure for today's youth –providing them with a clearer picture, or direction' from which they willnavigate through life. They will come to enjoy education more,resulting in higher attendance, more participation in the field of science,lower drop-out rates, etc Those students who received the HumaneEducation program had significantly higher knowledge scores related tohumane treatment of animals as well as humans and suggestedawareness, empathy, and adoption of non-violent conflict resolutiontechniques. Long-term change Exponential Change Positiveinfluence on kids – leadership dev. Improved social skills, compassion, 13

non-violent conflict resolution Inexpensive Little infrastructurerequired Easy sustainabilityEVERY COMMUNITY WOULD BENEFIT FROM A PROGRAM SUCH AS THIS. THERE IS BUT ONE GOOD: KNOWLEDGE THERE IS BUT ONE EVIL: IGNORANCE14

The outrageous amount of unnecessary bloodshed Americans levyagainst millions of happy, healthy dogs annually is the elephant in theroom!! Clearly the larger animal protection organizations are not goingto solve this problem - none even have any 'boots on the ground' staffnor volunteers to assist in the education of our current or future decisionmakers - even though we've given them many BILLIONS of dollars overthe past 50 yrs as they continued to make promises they knew theywould never keep.21st Century CARES is dedicated to supporting animal welfare, operatingrescue facilities for domesticated animals and teaching humaneeducation to our young leaders of tomorrow. 21st Century CARES hasimplemented a model program in instructing youth about humanitariantreatment of fellow creatures.This is simply a powerful one hour program that reaches all students ingrades 5-12 and targets troubled and at risk teens by introducing studentsto rescued companion dogs.It delivers a group of comprehensive and innovative programs that helpwith empathy, understanding compassion and their responsibility towardanimals and by extension, other human beings. In other words, humaneeducation could be credited with reducing bullying. No need for full timestaff, nor the cost of text books and all that schools argue nor all that thelarge national organizations complain about.This focus on grades 5-12 is because the National Education Associationsuggested that younger students have not yet developed to where theyhave the cognitive skills to grasp the details and future results and 15

consequences of our program.21st Century CARES partners with the courts and public school systemsto reach out in a creative way to young people who are in need ofpositive role models and productive ways to channel their energies. Wealso assist animal protection organizations and parent groups withimplementing humane education for their local communities.By expanding the parameters of what people think they know andshowing what many refuse to see, we can see an end to the abuse andoverpopulation problems in our lifetime. We Think Outside The Box.With over 1,000 pages of lesson plans, research results, projectsuggestions and even humane religion, we help you implement your ownlocal and customized programs to keep this idea alive.At some point in time, we must all make the decision to stop exhaustingour energies and resources that place their focus on only cleaning upyesterday's mess (rescue efforts) and to decide we want to see solutionsthat will protect the millions and billions animals yet to be born. Theanimals who exist today are just a tiny percentage of those to be bornover the next decade/century. Paying excessive attention to those whosuffer today is condemning millions more yet to be born, the same fate -and yet another blow to the already failing animal welfare and animalrights ultimate goals.We must not lose prospective of our collective goals. We must expandour horizons to choose those campaigns that help us accomplish themost in saving innocent lives. We can't begin to win the game if only partof the team understands the rules. These animals are DYING for humansto work smarter - not harder!!! Education is the ONLY means ofaccomplishing this!!We KNOW you can do this and do it well.16

Just how far would you expect our space program to be today, if theyhad operated under the Kennedy administration similar to how today'sanimal protection movement works - by being divided into a dozen large,but warring versions of NASA who refuse to work together and spendonly 10% of the funds we provide them towards the actual spaceprogram?I mean, we know what the problems are and 90% of those of us workingin the animal protection arena know how to solve them. Resources areavailable. Yet, we've watched for the past 50 years as the large nationalorganizations have accepted AND SQUANDERED over $100 BILLION INDONATIONS that we've entrusted them with. They hide the facts behindfancy 'illusions' as they spin it to appear very differently than what itreally is.After 50 years of shattered dreams and broken promises, it is high timewe recognize our failures and make necessary changes. As we continueto work towards protecting the animals, we need to ask ourselves, 'whathave we accomplished? Where has all the money gone? What can weshow for our efforts? For the future of the animals yet to be born?The HSUS has beautiful office buildings, many private condos, privatejets, motor homes, lavish trips abroad and unbelievable number of 6 and7 figure salaries. To be fair, there is not a large national organization inthe animal protection game that I would give any money to at all. Doyour homework and you'd agree.IT'S UP TO YOU AND ME.Due to the fact that I am not only proposing a philosophical conceptualframework regarding the effectiveness of Humane Education, but I amalso a practitioner applying my theory within practical contexts, Iconsider myself an action researcher. In other words, I don t only providethe rationale and philosophical underpinnings of my work, I actually goout there and apply it hands on. Furthermore, I am collaborating with 17

professional researchers who are capable of taking my findings (i.e. data)and analyzing and interpreting those findings (i.e. scientifically basedresearch). I'm sure you've all heard ''if you want it done right, you haveto do it yourself.'' That is where 21st Century Animal Resource andEducation Services ( 21st Century CARES) comes into the picture.I have toured through 12 states and spoken to over 5,000 young peoplewith my 5 big dogs in tow. I was blown away as to how easy it was to getan audience and how much interest today's young people showedtowards resolving the issues I placed before them. I am a true animallover. But, I am over the top for dogs.I am not a teacher. I am not even a college graduate. I am just someone,who, over the years have proven that ANYONE can use my website withhundreds of pages of lesson plans, project suggestions, funding ideas andsources and more in order to customize their own program that best fitstheir local community's needs.I'm speaking of course, about a humane education program for yourlocal community. This is just a one hour course that only needs to bepresented in front of students two times from grades 5-12. Direct andhard hitting, it makes the points they need to know when they becomeadults. In a perfect world, the first time would be in the 5th - 8th gradetime frame. Then, second one ( 3-5 yrs later) or during their 9th -12thgrade years, is just as strongly worded and serves only as a refreshercourse before going out on their own.So, by no means are we talking about text books, curriculum, staffing,cost to districts and all the other arguments heard throughout the largeranimal protection leaders in America. They are simply looking for a wayout. Seriously, if this is done correctly and strategically, this effort couldput a very serious dent in their efforts as well as reduce the needs for thelarge and ever growing numbers of rescue organizations across America.The website also provides substantial information on how the studentscan form their own humane education club, much like FFA (Future18

Farmers of America) etc with ideas of speakers, topics of discussion,ways to involve the community, raise funds and to keep the studentsinvolved and learning.Clearly the larger animal protection organizations are not going to solvethis problem - none even have any 'boots on the ground' staff norvolunteers to assist in the education of our current or future decisionmakers. 21st Century CARES has implemented a model program ininstructing youth about humanitarian treatment of fellow creatures. Thisprogram primarily moves to reach all students in grades 5-12 and targetstroubled and at risk teens by introducing students to rescued companiondogs.It delivers a comprehensive and innovative programs that help withempathy, understanding compassion and their responsibility towardanimals, and by extension, other human beings. In other words, reducingbullying.You see, by expanding the parameters of what people think they knowand showing what many refuse to see, we can see an end to the abuseand overpopulation problems in our lifetime. We Think Outside The Box.With hundreds of pages of lesson plans, research results, projectsuggestions and even humane religion, we help you implement your ownlocal and customized programs to keep this idea alive.At some point in time, we must all make the decision to stop exhaustingour energies and resources that place their focus on only cleaning upyesterday's mess (rescue efforts) and to decide we want to see solutionsthat will protect the millions and billions animals yet to be born. Theanimals who exist today are just a tiny percentage of those to be bornover the next decade/century. Paying excessive attention to those whosuffer today is condemning millions more yet to be born, the same fate -and yet another blow to the already failing animal welfare and animalrights ultimate goals. 19

We must not lose prospective of our collective goals. We must expandour horizons to choose those campaigns that help us accomplish themost in saving innocent lives. We can't begin to win the game if only partof the team understands the rules. These animals are DYING for humansto work smarter - not harder!!! Education is the best......no, the ONLYmeans of accomplishing this!!See the portal page that brings you to 1,000 links on how to take theinformation we provide and customize your own local community effort.Http://21stcenturycares.org/start.htmTHE DEATH OF THE ANIMAL PROTECTION MOVEMENT.'Divisiveness and Egos are to blame' \"I could be one of the greatestgaskets mankind has ever invented. But, if I'm not installed into theappropriate machinery, it will not make a bit of difference. My work willnot be felt nor appreciated by ''the bigger picture''. Now, since I've neverreally been placed into the appropriate work setting, my claim to be 'oneof the greatest ever invented'' is purely hypothetical. We may neverknow of my attributes, nor how the machine would have worked withme as an integral part.\" Unknown AuthorThe reason for my bringing up this point here is that the animalprotection movement is the single largest movement in the entire UnitedStates. Larger than the NRA and the next two - COMBINED. One wouldcertainly assume that we would be the world's leader in compassion andappropriate care and treatment of animals. One would assume that weare the largest and most successful lobbying effort in congress and thatwe had finally relayed the appropriate messages to the media andespecially the public by now. Then, no doubt there would be manyprojects that are in full swing and that the ''light at the end of the tunnel''is very bright. FAR FROM IT.Because of our 'separateness' and refusal to share ideas and all worktowards a common goal, we all sit INDIVIDUALLY at the end of every day20

and pretend to wonder why. It's not rocket science. There is too muchdivisiveness, too many egos and finger pointing - way too many politics ina miserably failing animal protection effort that worries more aboutfundraising than they do in trying to really solve any of the problemswe've paid them BILLIONS of dollars to correct.In their present state of mind, local and area rescue efforts could neverbe expected to develop a unified front on behalf of the animals becauseyou couldn't have 20 rescuers in the same room without a couplemurders and much vicious bickering among the representatives.If everyone would stand back and look at the larger picture, they wouldsee that only the teams that play as teams and recognize the importanceof ''having each others' back' will ever win a championship - let alonehave a good season.If we are truly all doing all this work and depleting our bank accounts tosave the animals and see that they have a real chance at a good life hereon earth, we wouldn't continue to hold onto those petty, vindictiveattitudes against others who simply do things differently that we. Wewould quickly see that organized and unified efforts have the power andresources to see incredible results.There is no question there have been some major battles won. But theyare only regional and sparse at that. The actual ''war'' is still in full swingand we see no reason to believe at this time it will be much improved -let alone being won, within our lifetimes.POLITICS, FINGER POINTING, BACKSTABBING, EGOS AND AGENDAS.Everything you would want to avoid when trying to assemble a winningteam. Nobody is questioning the validity of current rescue efforts. But,EVERYTHING could be improved and expanded. After all, the definition ofinsanity is 'continuing to do the same thing over and over again, butexpecting different results'. What ever happened to the rescuersclaiming to hope to 'put themselves out of business?\" Without anorganized effort to provide some educational resources in front of 21

today's young people, what can we expect from them as adults? Clearlywe CANNOT possibly 'rescue' our way out of the problems we facetoday. STEP BACK AND LOOK AT THE BIGGER PICTURE. YOU WILL SEEWHAT NEEDS TO BE MORE CLEARLY!!! SEE HOW MUCH BRIGHTER THEPICTURE BECOMES WHEN YOU VIEW IT IN THIS WAY?Humane Education is the best..... NO IT IS THE ONLY WAY we can everhope to resolve the issues of overpopulation and growing abuse andneglect we see across our nation. This is your chance to get involved. DONOT DEPEND ON THE LARGER NATIONAL GROUPS TO DO HUMANEEDUCATION.Commentary on the efforts of the national animal organizationsTO THE LARGE NATIONAL ANIMAL RIGHTS, ANIMAL WELFAREAND ANIMAL PROTECT ORGANIZATIONSFor 20 years that I've worked and lived, Americans have spent $1billionannually on animal control efforts in their communities.That is $20 BillionFor 20 years, Americans have pleasured you with $1billion annually incharitable donations under the misguided assumptions that you arethere to help the animals.That is another $20 Billion - Total of $40 billion!Over the same period of time more than 3,000 non profit organizationsdedicated to their own idea of animal protection has logged nearly 25Billion man hours - many struggling to survive when they are the oneswho are putting in the time, money and efforts to actually save theanimals that are considered 'excess' - something that after 20 years and$40 billion, we should no longer be burdened with had you done evenhalf of what you suggest you do. You offered little or no real substantialsupport to any of them from your air conditioned offices or your luxuryhomes.22

That is a D minus report card and if this is offensive to those who areemployed by you or support you, I do not apologize. Regardless of yourhighly paid public relations department who will no doubt put a verydifferent spin on this letter, the facts are in and they are not verycomplimentary to your efforts.You are large organizations. You are not THAT large. You are no longerrespectable or the nationally revered organization you once were. Youare really no longer a big deal to those of us who see the light at the endof the tunnel - the light you shield from your supporters in order tocontinue receiving their financial donations even though you have nointention of ever solving any of these problems. Like our fanaticalminority and religious leaders, our large animal protection organizationsneed their victims to survive. Absent crimes and imaginary situationsagainst their people and teachings, these organizations disappear. Thismeans jobs. As long as they can convince those who don't know better,they will survive.Let me explain this to you: We are not afraid of any of your size and willno longer view you as the respectable ''God-Like\" entities you would likeus to. To give you that reference, to even call you respectable, gives youfar too much stature. It is politics that prevents most of the good and compassionate effortsto help the animals, not be implemented, as well as envy, jealousy and allthe human foibles that haunt us. Yet we think our mission noble andrighteous. You know honor and good conscience would have handledmany things differently, that would have helped us all to enjoy ahappier, safer place for all to exist The animals who lost their lives overthe past years only wish you had a little more honor and conscience.There is all too much talk here, with a tremendous lack of action. And Isay that to everyone with the utmost respect. We are dealing with actuallives here - lives that are no less important than ours in the eyes of those 23

up above. We are not your enemy or combatant, but the ones who willmake the truth known in order to save our society the agony, the billionsof dollars and the embarrassment of assuming these problems just can'tbe solved, when in reality, they can be. The citizens of this great nationhave been lead down the wrong path by your rhetoric. We will come andlay out evidence on which specific matters can be judged - to mold andshape and refine our sense of compassion and responsibilityWe now know they can be.What was it that led me to this outburst? When confronting the largerorganizations with questions, I have been lied to when looking for thedelicate answers. When approaching the same with some very worthyideas to bring more people to our level of understanding the importanceof appropriate education to raise the level of compassion, I've been toldthat for political reasons, your organizations could not support ourefforts. That for reasons of ego, could not be associated with 'that'organization. And for reasons of anger would not work with 'thosepeople' and still claiming to be devoting your lives to the animals.I have listened respectfully to what you have to say over the years. And Iasked you to search your heart and ask yourself what sort ofunfathomable morals have led you to do what you are guilty of doing.Promising to so many to help the animals by deceiving the public for somany years. We remained ignorant due to the spewing of your gruesomestatistics and confusing programs and simply lead to believe that anysolution was simply out of reach and that not much could be done, ''butthat you were certainly the entity that would trust with this effort.\"See Animal Protection's Version of 'OPUS ONE\" for clarification ofpolitical damages.Do you really wish to be viewed with respect - even in heroic light?Then, I have an answer for you..24

It may not satisfy you. But as I search this entire record it comes as closeto understanding as I know. It seems to me you fear the one thing that ismost precious - TRUTH. Be honest. Here, in this society, the very windscarry freedom based on truth from coast to coast. We can speak out andwe aren't arrested for being stupid or wrong. It is because we prizeindividual freedom so much that you are allowed to do what you do. So,it is this I suggest in order to hold your heads up high and prove once andfor all that the 'animal rights' fanatics have finally scored one for thesane.Alert the public that NEXT year you will be dissolving a major portion ofyour fictitious store front of an operation and will donate the necessarycosts to fund spay/neuter programs nationwide for one year.NATIONWIDE. That includes Tuscaloosa, Fremont, Boise and even MasonCity and every city in between. So that everyone can see, truly see, thatsolutions to these problems are known, can be attained and are evenmore cost effective than the follow-up, clean - up rat race we burdenourselves with now - simply by default. THEN your organization andefforts will be remembered, revered, respected and will even be able tocontinue your foundation, although at a lower level. But your 'come-back' or re growth would be astronomical and historic in magnitudesimply for doing something that the world could witness and to provethat you are not a false, hollow body of cold-hearted money grabbers,but truly see that this is the right thing to do. The truth will surface withor without you and if that means that you must relinquish yourexorbitant salaries, so be it. It will be your decision.We are Americans. We are a noble society - proud of most everythingwe stand for and certainly about truth. We have been through the irebefore with other elected politicians and large corporations whodefrauded their clients and supporters as well. We've watched as politicshave ruined the respectable and seen that hatred and egos havebrought down the mighty. It will happen to you as well. As politics is away of life in almost every other area of our society, it is also politics thatis certain death to the animals you pledge your very existence to.. 25

Americans put a man on the moon, can cure diseases, win wars in under100 days and have the marketing prowess to change mankind's behavioron a global scale, but are told that we cannot convey the importantmessage to the public of the subsequent consequences that result fromhow we treat and care for our companion animals - the veryinformation that would grant us the solitude of compassion and honor.Though we've been mislead, misguided and shaded from any truths inthese matters by the large animal organizations for all these years westill need your involvement in this battle. We need everyone to possessthe knowledge and put forth a unified effort. We are becoming moreuneasy, less respectful and feel betrayed by your warring factors as wellas the greed to keep yourselves funded as opposed to actually solvingthese problems. Because we all know that the way we treat our animals- those we share this blessed earth with, is a true reflection of the levelof civilization we boast of, we will not give up, but push harder for theanswers and efforts necessary to weed out the unnecessary and reverethat what is dear to us, as it is the measure of our own liberties as well aspride.Make no mistake though: It is true that we will bear any burden, pay anyprice, to see that these problems can find resolve and without thepolitical wrangling that the larger animal protection organizations seemto embroil themselves in. So, if you should decide to scoff at this letter inthe uncanny assumption that it means nothing, then I suggest you lookaround this nation. Remember it well. For in the near future, the animalprotection movement will finally take the effort to see that changes bemade. For if you are not a part of that, you will most assuredly not be apart of any high, medium or low level efforts to help the animals. Theworld is not going to long remember what you or I say here. Day aftertomorrow it will be forgotten. But this, however, will long endure. Weknow now that the solution to pet overpopulation and even most animalabuse is more easily within reach, less expensive than holding onto youand will give us the pride we deserve once it is solved without yourinvolvement. Here, and all across America, the American people will26

gather to see that justice, justice for all - including the animals - justice isin fact being done. With or without you.WHAT IN THE WORLD ARE WE WAITING FOR?From the moment that President John F. Kennedy announced his visionfor an American Space Program, it was only 8 years later that the USAsuccessfully landed a man on the moon.This week, the Supreme Court shot down the Defense of Marriage Act -opening the door for same sex couples to legally wed and enjoy the exactsame benefits of all marriages before them. Keep in mind that theJustices of the Supreme Court actually scoffed and joked about this veryissue in 2003, stating that the Supreme Court of America would neverever be asked to hear a case on this issue because at that time, only 18%of Americans favored gay marriages. Here we are just ten years later andthey've heard and subsequently ruled in favor of them having the abilityto legally marry - anything other than, would be blatant and outrightdiscrimination against gays - a violation of our constitution.I bring this up ONLY to show that America surely has the marketingprowess to change the world and, with a simple and direct campaign,can literally sway the behavior and opinions of the majority of ourcitizens in a short but rather reasonable period of time.Knowing this, I'm bewildered to think that so many Americans claim tolove their dogs and cats but nobody is even trying to get a viable andsubstantive campaign for humane education for our future decisionmakers. It's easier to build an army of young people than it is to try andchange the mindsets of grown adults.These problems are ones that are resolvable with a minimal amount ofmoney, some well planned local and regional groups of interestedparties that have the intellect to see the benefits for the millions andbillions of animals yet to be born. Because we certainly are never goingto 'rescue' our way out of the overpopulation problems. 27

So, if we had the people and programs and permissions all in place tostart today across the country, we could actually experience a drastic andrecognizable reduction of unwanted litters, ignorance and apathytowards pets including the growing number of abuse cases in thiscountry. We could see the changes by 2023.But, we just don't have theinterest of the general public, can't convince the animal rescuers andactivists that a program would be viable and still have a good bit of workin the actual curriculum we would present.Knowing that we 'could' see a noticeable reduction in killings and abusecases within a decade, is anyone out there that can tell me why nobodyanywhere is working on this or why nobody even seems to care?Fact: Over 3,000 non profit rescue orgs in America spent an estimated 3billion man hours rescuing dogs and cats in 2010. Who knows how muchmoney they actually spent. Ultimately they were successful inpreventing over 92,000 dogs and cats from unnecessary euthanasia.In spite of their efforts, we still killed between 6 and 8 million dogs andcats across the nation that year.I just wish people could see that 'rescuing' is much like cleaning upyesterday's mess. I would think intelligent folks would prefer to preventit from happening in the first place.If you have ideas or thoughts on this, please let me know so I can thenwork on countering those fears or apathy. I'm serious and really hope tohear from some of you.28

\"THE IMPORTANCE OF HUMANE EDUCATION''To The Animal Welfare and Education CommunityBy, Dr. Jeanette Shutay Ph.d.I am currently an Assistant Professor at National-Louis University in theCollege of Education. I teach research methodology and statistics coursesand am writing this at the request of Mr. Randy N. Warner of 21stCentury Animal Resource and Education Services.My future research interests include designing and implementingHumane Education programs into the Chicago Public Schools. I feel thatHumane Education programs are pertinent to the moral development ofchildren.Furthermore, I believe that children who are offered a sciencecurriculum that emphasizes animal ecology and behavior will find thescientific experience more interesting and more rewarding. Thehypothesized result is that not only will the children develop a moresophisticated and solid moral structure, but they will come to enjoyeducation more, resulting in higher attendance, more participation in thefield of science, lower drop-out rates, etc.The effects of Humane Education programs have not been welldocumented in the published literature. However, many teachers that Ihave spoken to about humane education and bringing animals into theclassroom have said that they felt it had been a great experience for thechildren. Not one teacher that I have spoken to said that they thoughtthat it was not a good idea.Although I have not found any published research yet that specificallydiscusses the effects of humane education, I have found some 29

unpublished master theses and dissertations which focus on exactly that.Theses and dissertations tend to be subjected to the highest forms ofcriticism and evidence some of the best research rigor.Therefore, although these studies are not published, I am fairly certainthat the research is sound and the findings are credible. These studiesprovide empirical support for the implementation of Humane Educationprograms. For example, one study conducted by Justine Tweyman-Erez (1998) examined the effects of a Humane Education curriculum onthe attitudes of fourth grade students.Statistical analyses confirmed that the Humane Education curriculumchanged the attitudes of the fourth grade students in the study.Furthermore, this change in attitude was found to be stable over time.Another study conducted by Wendy Shoemake Neyer (1998) examinedthe impact of humane education on adolescent attitudes and knowledgetowards animals and others.Her results indicated that those students who received the intervention(i.e., Humane Education program) had significantly higher knowledgescores related to humane treatment of animals as well as humans. Open-ended comments by the experimental group participants (i.e., those whoreceived the intervention) suggested awareness, empathy, and adoptionof non-violent conflict resolution techniques.A third study conducted by Thomas Acton Fitzgerald Jr. (1980) evaluatedthe effectiveness of humane education. Specifically, do Humane SocietyEducation programs result in improved attitudes toward animal life?Thomas analyzed the impact of three different humane educationtreatments which were examples of the traditional programs taught bylocal humane societies to fifth and sixth grade students.The three treatments varied in terms of reading material with noinstruction, reading material with instruction, and reading material withinstruction repeated over time. The results indicated that there weresignificant differences between the groups as a function of the30

treatment. Those who received reading material with instructionevidenced more humane attitudes than those without instruction andthose without any training at all.These studies are just a select few that I have chosen to briefly discussfor the sake of keeping this letter short and to the point. However, inaddition to these studies I would like to point out another reason forimplementing Humane Education programs.This second point relates to the correlation between animal cruelty andother behavioral/personality disorders. Research has indicated thatthose who are physically abusive to animals tend to be more violent thanaverage, in general (e.g., in all domains of life).Let me give you some specific examples that support this supposition.The Child Abuse Potential Inventory (CAP) is an instrument which isdesigned to measure one's potential for abusing children (Milner, 1986).This instrument has been referenced as a research tool in the abuseliterature.One of the statements on this questionnaire is \"I enjoy having pets\" inwhich the person is to state whether he or she agrees or disagrees withthe statement. This particular item is on the questionnaire because it hasclinical significance. In other words, there is a relationship between oneenjoying or liking pets and one's likelihood to be a child abuser.Another instrument, which is intended to detect child behavioralproblems, references animals. The Child Behavior Checklist for Ages 2-3(CBCL) developed by Achenbach (1988) specifically asks if the person'schild is \"cruel to animals\" in which the person is requested to indicatehow true the statement is for his or her child (0 = not true; 1 = somewhator sometimes true; and 2 = very true or often true). In this case thechild's behavior towards animals is considered to be a valid indicator ofbehavioral problems which later tend to turn into conduct disorder inthe teen years and antisocial disorder in the adult years.Both of these instruments have been found to uphold high standards of 31

reliability and validity. These instruments have been used many times asa research tool for empirical studies as well as for detecting and orpredicting child behavioral problems (CBCL). It is not a coincidence thatboth of these instruments reference either one's view or treatmenttowards animals.Although these two particular questions do not in and of themselvesdefine an adult as an abuser or a child as one that possesses behavioraldisorders, they have been found to be highly related to the dependentvariable (e.g., abuse or behavioral problems).In sum, based on theunpublished research and the relationship between animal cruelty andother forms of potentially criminal behavior, I believe that aggressive anddetailed Humane Education programs are not only a good idea, but theyare critical!There are several societal problems that I believe can be at least partiallyremedied by the implementation of Humane Education programs. Someof these societal problems include, but are not limited to the following:criminal behavior towards animals and humans; weakened moraldevelopment; poor academic achievement; and disinterest in academics,particularly in the field of science. If you would like additionalinformation on any of the studies or instruments in which I speak of inthis letter, please feel free to contact me at [email protected] WE HAVE FOUND OURSELVES IN THIS POSITION TODAYIf you are thinking it s about time to begin solving these problems, you ust fi st ealize just hat ought us i to this situatio .……Si pl put,we are failing to effectively reach the mainstream on animal issues.This is why it is imperative for us to reach the next generation and forthem to help spread the word throughout their social circles as well.Every time I hear of somebody abusing or neglecting their pet and anadult or young person tell me Oh, that is just not my place to say that tohim or her I want to scream. They ve just opened the door for yetanother animal to be harmed or killed. The person who has custody of32

the pet in question knows this, too. NOBODY WILL DO ANYTHINGABOUT IT. Here are some ideas for the club to focus on. Unawareness:As we know, the general public not only has little perspective on whatthe issues are, but also an appalling ignorance of the magnitude anddepths of the problems associated with trying to help animals and savethe environment as well as extremely poor knowledge on such issues asbasic care for companion animals.Raising awareness is always the critical first step for improvements to bemade. Denial: Humans typically either consciously suppress orunconsciously repress painful things that they're made aware of thatthey either find too painful to deal with or don't want to bother with(especially facing their own failures). Like an ostrich keeping it s headburied in the sand for protection.Apathy: If and when they fully face them, have they been sufficientlymotivated to really care, especially about animals and the environment?Way too often people convince themselves that the problem is too hugeand that they, as an individual, can do nothing of any value. NOTHINGCOULD BE FURTHER FROM THE TRUTH.The fact is, our biggest problem is apathy, because millions of people justdon t realize that they CAN make a difference by becoming aware of thesituation, the general causes, possible solutions and to share this withany and all people they know. Abuse: Every community has it spercentages, but for the most part, everyone would be overwhelmed bythe statistics and stories given by their local animal control and policedepartment they see every day in their line of work.Again, the majority of these acts are born of ignorance and spewed forthby anger. This is a tragic situation for the animals that have no means ofdefending themselves or reporting the actions. Then, so many of thehumans who did witness it or know of it, simply keep quiet so as not toupset the human. Irresponsibility: The average John and Jane Q Publicfeel they already have sufficient knowledge to train their new pet. Yetthe largest single problems people list when relinquishing a pet to the 33

local animal control facilities around the nation is their lack of trainingskills. If, offered guidance on how to possibly improve the pets behaviorprior to this decision, they likely would have snuffed at it, and admittedlynever did ask for help from someone trained to do just that.It is NOT a degrading attribute to ask a professional for advice in anysituation, but in the pet world, it seems to be black listed and carry anegative stigma. If sufficiently motivated to care, would they then getlazy about meeting their responsibilities? (Fresh water daily forcompanion animals, walking them regularly and always on a leash, neverleaving them unattended in a public place or in a hot car, trying to step inand help an injured stray animal, learning more about local area animal-related laws, taking an interest in animal first-aid, taking personalresponsibility to avoid polluting the environment and reportingenvironmental dangers to authorities, etc).In many cases, law can mandate responsibility, but even then vigilance isneeded to remind people not to ignore or break the law. Pomposity: Thisfrankly is the \"anti-animal\" and environmentally unconcerned crowd thatdoes not yet relate to or fully accept the fact that this takes Everyone sefforts and involvement through knowledge of the depths of theproblems that brought us to this point. EXAMPLE #1: It s my right tohave a litter if I want to.This is just pompous, ignorant and selfish remark from those who simplydon t know how to work as a team and feel that everything is owed tothem. EXAMPLE #2: Oh, I m only going to have one litter and then we llhave her spayed. We ll find them really good homes. Problem is, about3 million OTHER folks in the US are thinking the same thing this year.3,000,000 litters this year X 5 per litter = 15,000,000 MORE pets into asociety that already has 8,000,000 per year that we have to put to sleepfor lack of homes.This will only work as an EDUCATED society working together. We musteducate these people however we can. Greed: The amount of moneymade on the exploitation of animals is incalculable. The profits are so34

sickening that they make one want to resign from the human race in thesame way that overwhelmingly depressing heinous crimes againstanimals and the environment, inhumane euthanasia, using them forsport that results in certain injury or death, and society's long-standingpractice of killing surplus companion animals do.If the first five barriers were successfully overcome, this would be far andaway the toughest (thus the never-ending need for more and moreeffective legislation). Property Status: Here is where I wholeheartedlyagree with Professor Gary Francione of Rutgers University. As he says,\"we're only talking about one right concerning animals, the right not tobe viewed and classified as property; if we could achieve that, everythingelse would fall into place.\" Also as he says, \"every civilized country in theworld has eliminated slavery.\"But, for animals, this last bastion of the ultimate intrinsically evil shameof the human race still exists. Of course the greed factor works hand-in-hand with our greatest hopes of ending the property status of animals.Definition of OWNER: One who has or takes possession of a piece ofproperty or item. With usual right to alter or care for it in whatevermanner the new owner sees fit.Definition of GUARDIAN: One who adopts a child or pet in order toprovide appropriate care in the form of guidance, loving, food, water,shelter and all necessary nurturing required by said child or pet. Thereare, of course, animal and environmental horrors that are not discussedhere, such as \"animal adoption pretenders and imposters\" who pretendto offer good homes for companion animals and do otherwise, (Manyresponders to the FREE TO GOOD HOME ads are now eager to collecthealthy pets and then sell them for hundreds of dollars to a dog fightingclub or to a research lab) and the whole gamut of \"insufficient animalprotective legislation at all levels\", \"lax animal cruelty law enforcement\",\"lax prosecution, conviction and sentencing of animal cruelty offenders\",and many others to be sure), but we can conceptualize many of thelisted issues given as research assignments to students who can quantify 35

many of them and produce eye-opening results for their classes.Some of them have general titles (\"sport hunting and fishing\", \"dog andcat overpopulation\", \"animals in entertainment\", etc.) with somerepresentative examples of each (\"fox hunting and hare coursing\",\"puppy mills and backyard breeders\", \"circus & rodeo animals\", etc). Inaddition to \"substandard animal shelters & pounds\", included is\"deprived animal shelter living\" to emphasize that even shelters meetingor exceeding recommended requirements still represent a deprived lifefor animals. Hopefully, such an emphasis might help to discourage somepeople from surrendering their companion animals to any shelter.I hope you will read the research work done by Professor Stephen Kellertof Yale University entitled \"A Study of American Attitudes TowardAnimals\" where he describes seven distinct views of animals consisting ofa \"moralistic attitude\", a \"humanistic attitude\", an ecologistic attitude\", a\"naturalistic attitude\", an \"aesthetic attitude\", a \"scientistic attitude\",and a \"dominionistic attitude\", in that order from the center out, withthe most empathetic and animal-concerned being closest to \"AnimalProtection Consciousness\").The visual impact of seeing these issues diagrammed in this mannerseems to be having a profound impact on those that view it. It seems tohelp bring the much-needed perspective to the many issues we deal within a simplified format that communicates a lot of information in a one-page overview. We are receiving remarkably positive responses from theinitial people we've been sending it to as we invite input and feedback.Professor Kathleen Squadrito of Indiana State University plans to use itnext year in her course on \"ethics and animals\".BROKEN TRUSTIt is said that in America, anything the imagination can conjure up can beattained with persistence. In a society where we boast of freedom andclearly recognize the importance of our leadership in the world, onemust be increasingly disillusioned by the simple things in life that preventus from moving ahead even further. We can36

successfully put roving monitors on mars,, cure diseases in short order,win wars in 100 days or less and have the marketing prowess to alterhuman life around the globe.The suffering of animals is a deep and quiet thing; and yet, millions ofpeople hear, and care and hope to answer this call. More than 3,000 nonprofits dedicated to the same have logged an estimated 40 Billion manhours in the past 20 years all while Americans are donating billions oftheir dollars to animal welfare organizations who promise that they arerelieving animal suffering.But are they? Or, is the trust being placed in them by their donors, beingbetrayed?The overpopulation of dogs and cats is the major source of the sufferingand death of 8 million animals a year in America. This is a problem forwhich the cause is well known, the consequences of not solving it arewell known, and the tools for solving it are within reach. And yet, littleheadway is being made. It is one of the simplest problems to correct.We hear a lot about increasing adoptions, and this is important; butwhere is the effort to prevent the overpopulation in the first place? TheASPCA, for example, doesn't even take in strays, so their adoptionprogram, while valuable, is not addressing the problem in a significantway. They inaugurated their \"no-kill\" policy in order to appeal to moredonors. That doesn't mean that animals are not being killed—they arejust being killed someplace else. And until the overpopulation problem issolved, this dirty work must be done.Why is it that almost everyone knows about the ASPCA and HSUS, forexample, but, by and large, the public still doesn't know that it is not OKto breed their pets or to allow an accidental breeding? Why don't peopleknow about puppy mills or where pet shop puppies come from? The bigorganizations have utterly failed to get this messageacross. Why? 37

They have the funds. In New York City, billboards, subway and bus adsabound. \"Think out of the box\" is the title under a picture of a puppy orkitten peeking out of an ASPCA carrier. Not one ad, or sign, or billboardinforms the public about the overpopulation epidemic and its tragicconsequences. Why? Again, the large organizations have failed to conveythis important message to the public, in schools and to our electedofficials.Our society is continuing to devote a sizable portion of our existence tofinding out the problems that face us and realize that we must re focusour efforts on the TRUE meanings of responsibility, compassion and tounderstand that even though only one voice, each human is part of asocietal choir of sorts that has far reaching consequences for everyone inthat given society. I was once told that we can never expect to win thegame until all teammates play by the same rules. It certainly holds true inthis argument.Nobody within the ranks of these seemingly noble efforts will disagreewith the facts that nobody wants to work together. They defend theirideas as if it were a pharmaceutical corporation with a cure for cancer.The compassion issue is everywhere in the animal protection movement.'Compassion This - Compassion That.\" But all the large animal protectiongroups continue to bicker, argue, point fingers and sling mud betweenthemselves. The anger and jealousy and vindictiveness among thesmaller rescue organization efforts is mammoth in scope. Unimaginablydetrimental to all these efforts is clearly the complete lack of truecompassion - at least a real focuson their actual goals. Of course, politics, egos and agendas play a largepart in covering up any real compassion that may be earned or evenreally exists.We are not advocating the end of the big organizations or even thereduction of the six-figure salaries being awarded their chief executives.Why shouldn't someone who saves an animal get paid as well as38

someone who is willing to send them to slaughter or pave over habitat?But, in any business and most other endeavors, a chiefexecutive who does not do the job is either demoted or fired. The biganimal organizations have not done the job. Should they continue to getpaid?Too much of their funding is channeled back into their owndevelopment, feeding their own labyrinthine gullets. These organizationshave become creatures with bigger and bigger bellies and weaker armsand legs and smaller hearts to get things done. If we were trulycompassion driven, we would not be so uninformed as to assume thelarge national groups were truly out to help the animals with theirmillions and millions of dollars laying around in bank accounts whilemuch needed and well deserved programs go unfunded and livescontinue to be lost. If we were truly compassion driven, we wouldeducate ourselves on the facts of these issues so as to clearly understandour individual roles in prevention.Sharing the blame and the shame is the American Kennel Club, whichissues registration papers indiscriminately to decent breeders and topuppy mills alike. They sponsor the suffering of thousands uponthousands of animals. No big organization wants to take them on. Why?We must admit the problems are ours and ours to solve. Like ourfanatical minority and religious leaders, our large animal welfareorganizations need their victims. Absent crime and imaginary situationsagainst their people and teachings, these organizations disappear -- thismeans jobs. Jobs = egos. As long as they can convince those who don'tknow any better, they will survive.The picture as of today, is one of an overworked under funded andfailing animal control effort, schools failing to institute any form ofhumane education programs into a curriculum at any level, the mediawon't cover the real stories of HOW to prevent this and see a productivefuture, their readers don't want the stories of puppies and kittens dyingas it's too upsetting to read. Finally, all those who are sitting at their desk 39

right now in any animal protection organizations while reading this aregoing to be outwardly angered that One would accost them in such amanner, but are not willing to correct the situation as it stands, to ensurethey receive a pay check next week.The major animal welfare organizations are not useless. The world is abetter place with them than without them, but they fall short. Too short.To whom much is given, much is expected.A New Paradigm in Humane and Character Education:Addressing Violence through LanguageHumane Educators are charged with coaching students in ethical ways ofthinking and behaving so they become citizens who live in awareness ofand concern for the fate of other individuals and the natural world.Humane Educators reach and teach people through after schoolprograms and assemblies, classroom activities for all age groups, andemotional therapy programs. They especially impact us as role modelswho live their own compassionate message.The message they teach is in greater demand than ever. State mandatesfor Humane and Character Education have sprung from the growingchallenge of managing increased incidences of disrespect and violence inthe classroom. The apparent trend toward higher levels of youthviolence and aggression calls for a key paradigm shift that Humane andCharacter Educators must begin to address.Humane Education and Character Education requirements can be metsimultaneously through instruction on valuing and protecting others. Acrucial function of humane educators is helping students to understandthat no harm to themselves or abuse of another can be justified. Helpingstudents recognize the linkage between all forms of violence and abuseshows them that animal abuse, child abuse, or any other type of violencetoward themselves, others, or the environment are all equallyunacceptable. Learning to respect and protect the lives of animals and40

others can promote students emotional development (i.e., sympathy,empathy) and their sense of personal responsibility.However, our job as educators is to delve even more deeply intofundamental patterns of abuse. At the root of violence and abuse in thehome are often attitudes of domestic privacy (The state has no right tointerfere.) and \"ownership\" of children and animals (They are mine;therefore, I can treat them as I wish.) \"As we refer to other living beingsas property, as things and as 'it,' we give ourselves permission ashumans to disregard their needs and wants and quality of life,\" explainsRae Sikora, co-founder of the Center for Compassionate Living and theInternational Institute for Humane Education. Reference to animalownership by Humane Educators communicates an acceptance of livingbeings as \"property\" that contradicts essential lessons of empathy andcompassion.Culturally accepted references to ownership of individuals must shift tomodels of protection, care and guardianship if society is to become lessviolent and more cooperative. A1995 resolution proposed by In Defenseof Animals and Psychologists for the Ethical Treatment of Animals thatchallenged the ownership of individuals was accepted by the Summit forAnimals and stated in part, We specifically propose an agreement nolonger to refer to people who adopt or care for animals as owners, butrather as guardians, caretakers, caregivers... Experts in the animal andchild welfare fields have subsequently recognized the replacement of theterm owner with guardian as a sound and consistent lesson onvaluing our relationships with both animals and people.Refinement of the language we use as educators can transform objectsinto living beings in young minds. Consistent use of the term guardianin place of owner and he or she in place of it instills a muchdeeper level of responsibility, respect and compassion for the animalswith whom children share their lives. Modeling the language ofguardianship communicates that animals are not things, but individuals,and that irresponsibility, disrespect and abuse toward them (and byextension toward all others) are socially unacceptable behaviors. 41

Introducing the idea that a child has a responsibility to care for animalssimply because they are alive and depend on people is likely morevaluable than we know. Using the term guardian with youth may bethe first and only time they are exposed to the idea that animals, likethemselves, are vulnerable individuals with their own needs andinterests who deserve compassion, protection and consideration.Humane Educators teach others to be open to new ideas and to embracecompassionate concepts--even when these concepts may be foreign tostudents. If we as educators are modeling humane values, should weourselves not take the same approach by dispensing with our warinessabout updating the language we use? Humane education cannot trulybe humane as long as living beings are spoken of as objects or personalproperty. It is imperative, then, that our primary anti-violence tool belanguage. With the use of a more compassionate vocabulary, humaneeducators lead the way to a kinder future, and a new cultural standard ofspeech that values and guards life awaits the next generation.What is Humane EducationThe National Humane Education Society has clearly outlined thedefinition of what Humane Education is.Humane Education teachespeople how to accept and fulfill their responsibility to companionanimals. It teaches people to understand the consequences ofirresponsible behavior and finally, Humane Education encourages thevalue of all living things.As today s society has come to recognize the connecting link betweenchild abuse, animal abuse and violence against people, the need foreffective humane education in our schools is greater than ever. 21stCentury CARES hopes that you will join us in our efforts to, Foster asentiment of kindness to animals in children and adults.An effective Humane Education program provides:- Sound educationalmethods- Current information relating to animals- Cleargoals/objectives21st Century CARES Humane Education Kits will help42

local humane societies, teachers and individuals teach kindness andrespect toward animals. Remember, Humane Education curriculumsneed to be interesting and they need to promote critical thinking as wellas responsible decision-making.21st Century CARES Humane Education materials and pages contains:-Sample lesson plans- Activities for children who want to help animals-Tips on how to connect with schools locally- Innovative and interactiveways to present a variety of humane issues- Lists of topics for discussionthat encourage empathy for animals- Additional articles and researchstudies with pertinent humane information- Additional resources forimplementing an effective program.Below is a compilation of various thoughts and ideas relevant to HumaneEducation Requirements:WHAT IS HUMANE EDUCATION?Humane education involves far more than the teaching of simple animal-related content. It is a process through which we:- Assist children indeveloping compassion, a sense of justice, and a respect for the value ofall living creatures- Provide the knowledge and understanding necessaryfor children to behave according to these principles.- Foster a sense ofresponsibility on the part of children to affirm and act upon theirpersonal beliefs.WHY TEACH HUMANE EDUCATION?- Teaches about something that allkids love - animals- Uses animals as motivational tool to teach othercurriculum areas- Socially responsible since many people own pets atsome point in their lives- Brings up issues affect everyone - what you eat,wear, do, etc.Studies show that many criminals who have committed violent crimesagainst people were animal abusers as youngsters.Children are trained to extend justice, kindness, and mercy to animalsbecome more just, kind, and considerate in their relations with each 43

other. Character training along these lines will result in men and womenof broader sympathies, more humane, law-abiding-in every respect morevaluable citizens. Humane education is teaching in the schools andcolleges of the nation the principles of justice, goodwill, and humanitytoward all life. The cultivation of the spirit of kindness to animals is butthe starting point towards that larger humanity which includes onefellow of every race and clime. A generation of people trained in theseprinciples will solve their difficulties as neighbors and not as enemies.STATE OF CALIFORNIA EDUCATION CODE 44806Teaching of Kindness toPets, Humane Treatment, etc., Required.Each teacher shall endeavor to impress upon the minds of the pupils theprinciples of morality, truth, justice, patriotism, and a truecomprehension of the rights, duties, and dignity of American citizenship,including kindness toward domestic pets and the humane treatment ofliving creatures, to teach them to avoid idleness, profanity, andfalsehood, and to instruct them in manners and morals and theprinciples of free government.BENEFITS OF HUMANE EDUCATION- To the Student- Makes academicsrelevant to their world- Uses common experiences familiar to student-Teaches important concepts and values- To the Teacher- Highlymotivating for students- Stimulates learning- Teachers enjoy usingmaterials- To the Animals- Respected for their sentient being- Have anadvocate for their rights.IT HURTS TO BE IGNORED BY YOUR FAMILY- How would you feel if youwere- Locked in a garage by yourself for most of the day or night?-Forced to stay in your yard alone day after day?- Able to listen to voicesand activity all around you, yet isolated from everything that ishappening?- Most likely you would feel lonely, sad, and frustrated.Welcome to the life of the BACKYARD DOG!!Dogs originated from wild dogs or wolves, both of which are social,family-pack animals. Is it any wonder, then, that the backyard dog howls,44

barks and whines when forced to live all alone? Make your dog part ofyour \"Family Pack\".Responsible pet ownership includes companionship.How to live \"Happily Ever After\" with your dog: Obedience train yourdog. An untrained dog can be a neighborhood pest. Obedience trainingcan save your dog's life in a dangerous situation.A well-trained dog is a joy to have as part of the family. Have your dogspayed or neutered. Neutering reduces the urge to roam and fight,discourages annoying habits like dogs mounting people's legs, preventsuterine and prostate cancer, and makes happier, healthier companionswho live longer.Play with your dog.Behavior problems such as chewing usually happen when a dog is bored.Dogs need daily exercise. Dogs are pack animals and need to be part ofyour \"family\". Pet your dog. Stroking your dog lowers your bloodpressure and heart rate.Dogs are social creatures who respond to love with loveGroom your dog. Brush and comb your dog regularly, check ears forinfection and trim toe nails. A healthy, well-groomed dog should have ashiny coatBASIC PET CARE AND LAWSYou must provide nutritional food, water, shelter and proper medicalattention for your animal(s). All dogs over four months old must have acurrent license and be vaccinated against rabies. If you must confineyour animal to a lead, it must be confined so it will not become tangledwith any object or cause a dangerous situation for the animal. Inaddition, the lead must be long enough to provide room for exercise. Thelead must allow the animal to reach shelter, food, and water. Food andwater must be in containers which cannot be tipped over. 45

Do not confine your animal(s) inside an unattended vehicle without goodventilation or on days when the animal(s) will be too hot or too cold. Hotand cold weather can be harmful to animals left unattended in vehicles.The temperature in a car can reach 102 degrees in just ten minutes.Animals carried in a car or truck must be safely enclosed within thevehicle or protected by a secured cage or harness to prevent the animalfrom falling, jumping or being thrown from the car or truck.If you injure an animal with your vehicle, you are required to stop. Youare also required to notify law enforcement authorities and attempt tocontact the owner of the animal.Developed by Contra Costa Humane SocietyANIMAL RIGHTS/KIDS RIGHTSAlthough we approach humane education differently, we all have acommon concern-to arouse the sensitivity and address the concerns ofchildren.As educators we are all diverse and the kids are very diverse. There is noaverage second grade class. In San Francisco 79% of the schoolpopulation is non-white and 34% are limited English speaking. We needto be personal and relevant to each group realizing that everyonedoesn't feel the same as us about animals. Socioeconomic status doesnot have a major impact on the way kids relate to animals. Students fromthe most well-endowed, affluent districts are not necessarily more awareor compassionate.Entering a school with an animal is a leveling experience. It gets attentionand breaks up the institutional setting. How we treat the kids is a keyissue. Explaining to a group of uninformed, excited kids that we will leaveif the animal doesn't enjoy his visit enables them to relate to animals assmaller than them, incarcerated and vulnerable. They equate their statusto the animal's and while they may not be able to articulate it theyrealize that as a teacher, I have authority over them.46

We could potentially exploit children. It would be easy to impose ourvalues and concerns but if we try, we'll lose them. We need to rememberwhat it's like to be a kid.Art work submitted for the annual SF/SPCA poster contest oftenexpresses the deep emotional reactions of the kids-they deserve asecond look. Kids are already inherently aware and concerned. They havethe potential to grow up differently with sensitivity and a chance todevelop their curiosity and thought processes.There is a parallel between kids and animals as small, vulnerablecreatures without a lot of voice or status in society. The more weunderstand kids, the better we will be equipped to do this work.It's shocking that animal cruelty laws preceded legislation preventingchild abuse. The child rights movement began with the American SPCA in1850 when a battered child was protected by laws stating that \"This childis an animal too.\" In 1988, although the media has increased awarenessof the plight of children, child welfare continues to be a fragmented andpoorly funded movement.Kids understand their status on a fundamental level. They feel safearound animals and safer with an adult who is with an animal. We needto respect this trust and be sensitive to the needs of our audience. Ajudgmental attitude can make children feel guilty in situations wherethey are powerless to alter things.SUGGESTIONS TOWARDS ATTAINABLE SOLUTIONSIf more than 8 million homeless companion animals are being killedevery year, and shelters, schools and society in general assign the lowestbudgetary, and operational priority toward overpopulation education,then is there any question as to why we continue to witness the viciouscycle of suffering and death?Overpopulation is essentially a product of ignorance and indifference andonly proactive and aggressive community and youth education programs 47

offer the promise of breaking the vicious cycle.We must not lose perspective, and we shall choose those campaigns thatwill save more animals in the long run. The animals who exist today are avery tiny percentage of the animals who will be killed and tortured in thecoming centuries and millennia. Paying excessive attention to those whosuffer today is condemning millions more to suffer the same fate. Wecan t save them all, but we should be smart in dividing our time andefforts to seeing maximum results for when it comes to precious lives,today's reality cannot serve as tomorrows excuse.PROBLEMDue largely to sparse and painfully ineffectual shelter outreach effortsmost of the public has little or no understanding of the horrendousmagnitude of the overpopulation tragedy. Compounding the problem,when the public is reached, the message they receive is \"sanitized\" withenough euphemisms to fill Grand Canyon. Why isn't the unadulteratedtruth, stripped of any veneer, imaginatively and assertively brought tothe public? Perhaps the unvarnished truth would make someuncomfortable, but that is precisely what we should be doing —removing the killing from behind closed doors and informing the publicabout their role in the massive slaughter of our so-called closestcompanions.According to interviews with authorities nationwide, the areas having thebiggest problems in animal welfare and animal control are these regionsthat are generally low socioeconomic areas where there is often a largenon-English speaking ethnic community and widespread difficulties withbasic literacy skills.Whether picked up on the street or surrendered at the shelter, the vastmajority of these animals experience the kind of psychological traumaand terror that we find so abhorrent for caged laboratory animals buttolerate in our own facilities. Some are exposed to various forms ofphysical mishandling and abuse, and all suffer from the anguishing ordeal48

of being processed and warehoused in a foreign and frighteningenvironment.SOLUTIONA true civilized society would be a place where life is affirmed, both inteaching and practice, not one which is comfortable with beingpermeated with the odor of death.A new and larger vision is needed, a vision in which society holdthemselves accountable for meeting demanding performance standardsthat preserve life — not destroy it.Development of appropriate resources to enhance education programsmust be a top priority. The principles of care and social responsibility thatunderlie responsible animal care education programs and are alsoimportant in human relationship education not currently being taught inschools.Our movement has to begin anew with each generation because we failto effectively reach the preceding one, and the animals and the Earthpay dearly for this refusal to invest in the promise of a brighter dayEducation is certainly one of the important tools in achieving effectiveurban animal management programs in any community. It is also one ofthe most potent weapons the citizens and various governmentorganizations associated with animal welfare and animal control have toaddress problems in these areas.The most potent and cost-effective outreach vehicle is the developmentof a creative volunteer program. The focus of this crucial outreachinstrument is youth education. This area receives tremendous lip serviceabout youth representing the future, but it invariably receives the lowestbudgetary priority.We must take the initiative by approaching every school, media outlet,club, civic organization, professional association, shopping center, and 49

wherever people will listen. When it comes to precious lives, today'sreality cannot serve as tomorrows excuse. Our current society isentangled in a convoluted system that places a higher operationalpriority on \"painless\" execution than preventive education.CONCLUSIONNo matter how much positive education the community is exposed to,there will always be an element of our society that is unresponsive tocommunity pressures and that fails to conform to conventional andrespected codes of behavior when it comes to animal treatment andmanagement.But the concept of 'education' must go beyond instruction given inschools by teachers or education officers to knowledge, training andskills in a particular field given to the community at large by everyavailable practical means. Not only does this mean using simple posters,flyers and the media but it also embraces the precept that effectiveeducation often occurs through the process of prosecution.HELP US CHANGE THE STATUS QUO OF FAILED HUMANE EDUCATIONEFFORTS!!The larger orgs who have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in''making humane education available to the public'' has no statistics toprove its validity. Therefore, showing no benefits to the programs. Well,duh!!!! They are required to involve themselves in this effort by thosewho send them money.They don't have statistics to prove anything because they have not doneanything to provide statistics except to send fliers and brochures. This isso very sad that a large national group would suggest such ignorance.The primary difference between for profit and non-profit organizations isnot the mission, is not the quality of the people who work in them, is nota different principle of doing business.It is, quite simply, accountability. Non-profits, at least many shelters50